1.   An ethnic Albanian himself, he belongs to the main Albanian party, which is a partner in the coalition government.

2.   Arben Xhaferi, leader of the largest Albanian party, was close to pulling out of the government, which Macedonian Slavs dominate.

3.   Arben Xhaferi, the leader of the main Albanian party in the government, is an increasingly key figure in the effort to keep Macedonia together.

4.   As the discussion became bogged down in old arguments, the leader of the main Albanian party, Arben Xhaferi, walked out.

5.   Ethnic Albanian political parties have joined a broad coalition cabinet where they are pressing their Slavic partners to agree to carry out needed reforms.

6.   He promised that the international community was now using its influence to push Macedonian Slav political leaders to engage Albanian parties in talks.

7.   He seems to have finished well ahead of the other two major Albanian parties, which are headed by former Kosovo Liberation Army commanders.

8.   Imer Imeri, the leader of one Albanian party that signed the accord, also called the fighting on Thursday a worrying sign.

9.   It was always a crucial question for the Albanian political parties here and caused the oldest one, the Party for Democratic Prosperity, to fracture.

10.   Later, they traveled here to meet the two leaders of the major Albanian parties, Arben Xhaferi and Imer Imeri.